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https://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2017/02/22/robot-butler-follows-around-carries-stuff/#.tnw_QX45WRXd

Say goodbye to bags, luggage, and purses – and hello to your own cargo ‘bot.

Piaggio – the company behind the Vespa scooter – created “Gita,” a ball-shaped blue robot whose name means “short journey.” Piaggio says that Gita rolls after its owner on two wheels at speeds up to 22 mph, and carries items up to 40 lbs.

It follows its owner thanks to an electric belt, but can also navigate limited distances on its own. This means you could, in theory, send Gita out by itself within a pre-mapped area to transport something.

If it sounds like Gita is a prime target for next-generation purse-snatchers, Piaggio has that covered too. It’s equipped with a fingerprint scanner and a code lock, as well as the aforementioned cameras.

https://cdn0.tnwcdn.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/02/Gita-796x399.jpg

Nice. You could send robo luggage to your neighbors house like an errand boy. Would be freeing to not have to pull luggage around in airport. Only worry is will people try to take him or steal him, maybe he has an alarm. And can he fit on plane? He is probably too heavy though to pickup and you actually need him to move on his own. Stairs might be an issue then.



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ok CE

I will answer the question you guys have likely been thinking

can you fill it with ice and beer and have it deliver you cold beer while watching tv? seems like the answer is yes

can it fetch one from the fridge? probably not

you could fill it with cheetos though is my guess
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darkphoenix181 posted...

at speeds up to 22 mph,

you know, for those desperate moments to sprint in the hallways of airports

fun to imagine that.

*looks at pic*
If you don't pay attention, someone will run up to it, pick it up, and run away with your stuff without you even realizing it happened until it's too late.
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Laserion posted...

*looks at pic*
If you don't pay attention, someone will run up to it, pick it up, and run away with your stuff without you even realizing it happened until it's too late.

would benefit from people leashing it like a dog as they walk about.

I imagine an unfashionable belt could hurt sales
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Laserion posted...

*looks at pic*
If you don't pay attention, someone will run up to it, pick it up, and run away with your stuff without you even realizing it happened until it's too late.

yeah it needs an alarm
but I am guessing the robot parts makes it quite heavy so you won't see someone running fast while carrying it

myzz007 posted...

you know, for those desperate moments to sprint in the hallways of airports

fun to imagine that.

I for one would ride on mine if it could support more than 40 lbs

but the 22 mph is more likely for the street
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theft would also depend on how audible it is for the owner when it's operating, couldn't tell when skipping through the vid
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